Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A family of Old World oscine passerine birds, typified by the restricted genus Muscicapa; the flycatchers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A natural family of Old World (true) flycatchers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Passeriformes — thechats and Old Worldflycatchers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Old World (true) flycatchers
Etymologies
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Muscicapa + -idae
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Examples
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According to at least some experts, the European Robin is now in the family Muscicapidae, an old world flycatcher.
A birdbath mystery AYDIN 2008
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These include different redstarts (Muscicapidae), swallows (Hirundinidae), larks (Alaudidae), sparrows (Passeridae), common and European goldfinch (Fringillidae), and buntings.
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Muscicapidae Eyebrowed jungle-flycatcher Rhinomyias gularis
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